Financial Stress · New Hampshire
New Hampshire — financial stress by county
The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 8 of 10 New Hampshire counties have all three inputs and receive a score. The state average FSI across reporting counties is 39.0. Hillsborough, NH has the highest score at 53.
Data note: The eviction rate component draws from the Princeton Eviction Lab's last national county release (2018). Post-pandemic eviction trends are not reflected in these scores — counties with high pre-2020 eviction activity may score differently if updated data were available. Rent burden and debt figures use 2024 ACS and Urban Institute data.
National comparison · New Hampshire
How does New Hampshire compare nationally?
Among states with reliable FSI coverage (≥60% of counties scored), New Hampshire ranks #27 of 36 states. The state average FSI of 39.0 is 26% below the national average FSI of 52.6.
Among Northeast states, New Hampshire has the lowest financial stress score; the next-lowest are Maine (56.9) and New Jersey (43.1).
Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties
Counties in New Hampshire ranked by FSI score
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Financial stress — compare with other states
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